What to Wear Under Scrubs

Scrubs have become the most common hospital and clinic wear in America. They are not just for surgeons and nurses anymore; scrubs are worn by most health care professionals including hygienists, medical assistants and even medical billers. With the bright colors and professional expectations that come with medical scrubs it can be hard to figure out what to wear underneath them.

If you are trying to figure out how to spruce up the scrubs you wear every day or you just want to put on layers to keep warm at the office, you can find some tips here.

For cold weather you can layer under your scrubs; long sleeves and hoodies are great under the short sleeves and V-necks that are the common style of scrubs. Tights work well under drawstrings, too.

You can offset the bright colors of scrubs with darker ones. Because of the loose, boxy cut of most scrubs, matching the colors exactly will make you look wider.

V-necks are perfect for peekaboo camisoles. Add a little flare to your uniform with a lacy necked camisole that just peeks over your V-neck.

It’s a given that ladies should wear a bra to work; but under scrubs it will keep you from looking boxy and shapeless.

While a long sleeve can be cute under your scrub-tops, your under-shirt should not peek out from the bottom hem. It’s a cute new style to layer shirts at the waist, but in professional attire it can make you look sloppy.

These are just a few tips to help with the dilemma of what to wear under your work scrubs. You can be creative or add a little solidity to your prints, but for the most part your scrubs are the eye-catcher. Neatly pressed, clean scrubs make the best impression and will make a real statement about your professionalism.